[at-l] Re: BrrrSleeping bags

[garyticknor@starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

I find I have to be at a certain place at a certain time to meet a 
shuttle, or at any rate to get back to work. I only have so many days of 
leave in a year, so long days/respectable miles are a necessity.

But in 2 1/2 more year I retire.

:)

- Gary from Fairfax

Raphael Bustin wrote:

> At 01:18 PM 2/27/02 -0500, Charles Copeland wrote:
> 
>> I think this thread illustrates a significant difference between a
>> thru-hiker and a section-hiker.  The thru-hiker, I believe, has the 
>> luxury
>> of not having to follow a set schedule.  A section hiker usually has to
>> follow a schedule in order to finish at the planned destination in the 
>> time
>> allotted.
> 
> 
> 
> Actually I think of it in opposite terms...
> 
> A thru hiker has to maintain, say, 12 miles per day,
> long-term average, in order to get from one end of the
> trail to the other.  The section hiker is under no such
> pressure, unless it's self-imposed.  The "schedule"
> may be imposed, but the resulting walk can be quite
> leisurely.
> 
> 
> rafe b.
> aka terrapin
> 
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